Ethics in Action 1: Codes of Ethics for Community and Medical Interpreters

Course length: 1.5 hours

Course access period: 60 days from purchase date

Once purchased, course access cannot be paused. 

Course completion requirements: Pass one exit test (score of 70% or above).

Certificate: Downloadable certificate available immediately upon passing the exit test.

CEUs:

• Maryland Court Interpreter Program: 1.5 CE credits
• Ontario Council on Community Interpreting: 1.5 OCCI PDUs

Learning objectives:

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Define and discuss ethical codes of conduct.
• List and analyze 9 ethical principles for medical and community interpreters.

What you will get:

• Your video instructor: Marjory A. Bancroft, MA
• 8 interactive exercises, including an ethics quiz
• Handout: NCIHC National Code of Ethics for Interpreters in Health Care
• 1 video of an interpreter facing an ethical dilemma
• 1 video of a class discussion on ethics
• An overview of codes of ethics for interpreters, both international and U.S.
• Sections from The Community Interpreter®: An International Textbook and The Medical Interpreter: A Foundation Textbook for Medical Interpreting
• Course completion certificate

How this lesson will improve your practice:

You will:

• Enhance your ethical decision-making as an interpreter when you face complex challenges in the field.
• Prepare yourself to manage ethical conflicts.
• Be able to analyze best courses of action when faced with ethical challenges.
• Build your knowledge about how interpreter ethics apply to real-life decisions.